Argentine Priest Recalls Family Connections to Pope Francis
April 25, 2025By Katie Vasquez Father Francisco Walker celebrates morning Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Woodhaven. Praying for Pope Francis after […]
Topic: Latin America
Thousands Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe in Diocese of Brooklyn
December 12, 2023by Katie Vasquez The beats of dancers echo in the Co-Cathedral of S.t Joseph. More than 3,000 parishioners of Latin American heritage […]
Makeshift Flower Memorial Created By Surfside Resident Remembers Those Lost from Tornado Tragedy
December 17, 2021Currents News Staff During what feels like a helpless moment, Trina Cruse and her daughter were looking for ways to help. “It’s […]
Peruvian Families in the Brooklyn Diocese Desperate to Help Their Relatives Back Home
June 24, 2020By Jessica Easthope COVID-19 is taking over in Latin America, hitting Chile, Mexico, Brazil and Peru the hardest. In the Brooklyn Diocese, […]
Pope’s Favorite Nun Inspires New Yorkers to Advocate for Migrants at the Border
February 20, 2020By Emily Drooby Every day, Sister Norma Pimentel fights the surging humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Now, she’s in New York […]
Synod Offers Cautious Support For Married Priests, Study of Women Deacons
October 28, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent and Inés San Martín ROME (Crux) – Catholic communities in the Amazon might be able […]
Pope Francis Learns Results of V Encuentro From U.S. Clergy
September 18, 2019By Melissa Butz Hispanics and Latinos from 175 dioceses around the United States met with Pope Francis on the morning of September […]
Pilgrims Pray While Preparing for World Youth Day
January 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann Pilgrims gathered in prayer at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Queens. Nearly 200 Catholics from Brooklyn and Queens […]
John Paul II Was First Pope to Visit Peru, Healing Divisions
January 15, 2018Pope Francis is the second pope to visit Peru, following in the footsteps of Pope John Paul II. Speaking with Father Lorenzo […]
30 Years After Preventing War, A Pope Will Visit Chile
January 11, 2018Pope Francis’ journey to Peru and Chile will present several challenges, as well as many opportunities. He’s following in the footsteps of […]